Fernandina Beach Real Estate
Fernandina Beach Real Estate
Fernandina Beach, Florida - Real estate in Fernandina Beach features everything from renovated Victorian-era houses to spacious residential beach homes to multi-million dollar estate homes. Fernandina Beach real estate offers single family homes, condominiums, and townhouses as well as builder lots for custom homes near parks, schools, and shopping.
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About Fernandina Beach Florida
The city of Fernandina Beach is located on historic Amelia Island in north
Florida just south of the Georgia border. This beautiful barrier island offers
13 miles of pristine beaches and several state parks. In the heart of downtown
Fernandina Beach, one can come across the historic Centre Street. Here you
will find numerous restaurants, art galleries, antique stores, specialty
boutiques, and more. The city offers a wide selection of homes, condos,
townhomes, luxury homes, vacation homes and custom estates. Homes in Fernandina
Beach range from mid-$100K all the way up to multi million dollar custom homes.
Being the only town on Amelia Island, Fernandina Beach is obviously the hub
of all the activity. The city is currently home to over 11,000 residents.
The quaint downtown of Fernandina Beach encompasses 55 blocks and is home to several Victorian-era bed & breakfast inns. The Fernandina Harbor Marina sits at the foot of Centre Street, where shrimp boats unload their daily catch and charter boats head off for sightseeing tours and fishing underneath the Florida sun. The area offers seasonal weather, vibrant culture, seven golf courses and a variety of festivals and events, including the famous Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival".
History of Fernandina Beach
Known as the "Isle of Eight Flags", this is the only location in the U.S. to
have been under eight different flags. The first inhabitants of the island
were the Timucuan Indians in the year 1000. By the mid-1500's, the French
became the first Europeans to visit the island. Soon after in 1565, the Spanish
took over driving the French north from the island. In 1702, the British
lead an invasion into Florida which eventually led the Spanish to abandon
the area. In 1763, the Treaty of Paris ratified Britain's victory, nullifying
all Spanish land grants in Florida. In 1783, the Second Treaty of Paris ended
the Revolutionary War and returns Florida back to Spain. In 1812 the "Patriots
of Amelia Island" seized the island and raised the Patriot flag, soon to be
replaced by the U.S. flag. The Spanish reclaimed the island in 1813 when
American gun boats were force to evacuate under pressure from Spain. In 1817,
55 musketeers took over Fort San Carlos under the "Green Cross" of Florida.
Later the island was taken over by two American irregulars and a French-born
pirate, who claimed the land on behalf of the Republic of Mexico. In January
of 1861, two days before Florida's succession, Confederate sympathizers took
control of Fort Clinch. Federal control was later restored as Union forces
took over in March of 1862 under the U.S. Flag.